The maximum temperature here today is 7⁰C, minimum 2⁰C. Blue skies but with quite a lot of clouds. Wind 15km/h North-Easterly winds with gusts up to 33 km/h. 4mm of rain was measured this morning. We have had a very chilly week, today thankfully it is a bit warmer.
The Christmas decorations in our supermarket just after New Year....
and the window of my hairdresser with reflections from outside and the lights inside.
Fascinating clouds that just caught my eye.
A Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) on a frosty morning.
A walk around the January garden......
A raindrop showing the house upside down!
European Holly (Ilex aquifolium). No berries this year!!
Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana).
Hydrangea dried on the plant.
Calendula (Calendula officinalis).
Viburnum tinus.
A surviving but very brave rose.
Camellia japonica bud..
Playing with the Pampas grass. 😉
We have had a few icy mornings.
Eurasian Running Crab Spider (Philodromus dispar) on the poinsettia.
13th January
14 January
16 January about 20 minutes before the Full Wolf Moon. Clouds moved in about an hour after taking this photo!
19 January after a very stormy day.
A lovely surprise 9 January when this Cirl Bunting ( Emberiza cirlus) was spotted on the verandah.
More photos on my bird blog.
My local list of wildflowers. (91 Species 02/12/2021).
See also my
